This westbound coal empty is making track speed as it prepares to enter the Moffat Tunnel. It is a beautiful September day and there are some aspens weaving in and out of the pine trees in the distance.
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The addition of new block signals at the west end of East Portal allow for this situation. The MNYGJ is about to enter the Moffat Tunnel with a double yellow (Approach Diverging). This tells the crew that they will be taking the siding at Winter Park, most likely for a meet.
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We are pretty close to the highest point on any active mainline (non-excursion) in the United States! The Moffat Tunnel Sub peaks out (pardon the pun) at 9,242 feet above sea level inside the tunnel. Here, the MNYGJ is on the mainline approaching the east portal of the tunnel.
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Union Pacific recently replaced the old Rio Grande signals at East Portal, putting in new LED signals! Note that westbounds can now received a yellow over yellow (Approach Diverging) to inform the crew that they will be taking the siding at Winter Park.
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Strong winds are blowing the clouds all over the place...enough so that a patch of blue sky breaks free down on the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel and a Snow Bus, waiting for a signal to proceed west.
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UP's Snow Bus is approaching the Moffat Tunnel with a red signal ahead. The train has been following Amtrak very closely and the tunnel must finish venting before the Snow Bus can follow.
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The eastbound California Zephyr pops out of the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel in the late afternoon. For the first time in nearly four years, one of the Heritage Units runs on an Amtrak train.
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After receiving a yellow signal at the west end of East Portal, this UP coal empty is about to plunge into the 6.2 mile long tunnel. The train is headed for the Somerset Mine on the North Fork Subdivision in western Colorado.
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Between the wind from nature and the wind whipped up from Amtrak, a lot of snow is blowing at the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel. This shot was rough to get as I could barely hold the camera level due to the high winds!
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More than 9,000 feet above sea level, the westbound California Zephyr is on the main passing a UP manifest holding up on the siding at East Portal. Amtrak is about to plunge into the 6.2 mile long Moffat Tunnel. The manifest has been stuck in the hole while waiting for an eastbound coal load and now Amtrak.
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